Moko the dolphin is still as playful as ever, despite being injured when a woman hit him with an oar last week.
The dolphin's dorsal fin - shown here with two oval grazes - was damaged after a woman on a waka ama boat struck him with an oar when the dolphin kept bumping into their hulls - preventing them from coming into shore.
Despite the attack, people who have been with Moko in the past few days say he is the "same old" Moko, just as playful and continues to enjoy playing with people.
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